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And thine eye shall not pitie, but life shall goe for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- 1611 King James Bible
Deuteronomy 19:21 side note reference: Exod. 21. 23. leuit. 24.20. mat. 5.38.
Other Translations of Deuteronomy 19:21
And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
And thine eyes shall not pity; life `shall go' for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Basic English Bible
Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Darby Bible
And thy eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Webster's Bible
Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- World English Bible
and thine eye doth not pity -- life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And thine eye shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 19:21
19:21 Eye for eye - What punishment the law allotted to the accused, if he had been convicted, the same shall the false accuser bear.
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